Six days at the Pacific Northwest’s regional abortion fund.
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“Can Anybody Help Out This Week?”
Six Days at the Pacific Northwest’s Regional Abortion Fund
National Politics
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What’s She Mad About Now?: Pick Your Poison
MARLOWE DOBBE As you watch the sexual harassment and assault revelations pile up, it’s difficult to parse out whom to be angry at. There appear to be indiscretions on both sides of the political aisle and the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. So how can we figure out who to support and who […]
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Pick your Poison
Which is better: Being Harassed by a Democrat or Republican?
Which is better: being harassed by a Democrat or Republican?
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How Oregon’s Klan of Yesteryear is Suspiciously Similar to Today’s Political Climate
CLARA JOYCE Dear Sir,” begins the membership form, “We have been requested by one of your personal friends to get in touch with you, and inform you of this organization.” A list of questions follows. “What is your age? What is your occupation? Where were you born?” And: “Were your parents born in the United […]
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Echoes of the Klan
The History of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon—and the Striking Similarities You May Recognize
The history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon—and the striking similarities you may recognize.
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After Allegation, a Local Podcaster Is Refusing to Interview Mad Men‘s Matthew Weiner at Powell’s
Matthew Weiner signs books in February. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is slated to appear at the Cedar Crossing Powell’s next Thursday. And of course he was just accused of sexual harassment. Now, the local podcaster who was slated to interview Weiner says he’s decided against showing up. David Naimon, […]
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The Dam’s Breaking. Make Sure It Stays Broken By Listening to Women
franckreporter / Getty This week, we’re in brave new world where sexual harassment and assault allegations are suddenly met with business consequences, from Weinstein to Spacey to Louis C.K. It’s amazing. And yet unpack it the tiniest bit, and you realize that the real consequences begin when primarily white, super famous women with huge social […]
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Poll: Paul Ryan Is More Unpopular Than Donald Trump In Washington’s 8th
The only thing worse than Trump is some asshole who puts up with him for the sake of cutting taxes for the rich at the expense of the poor. Alex Wong / Getty The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released a memo this morning full of plenty of good and interesting and chest-thumping news for […]
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More on Roy Moore’s Sexual Assault Allegations
The Advocate: In a 2002 Alabama Supreme Court opinion Moore called homosexuality “abominable, detestable, unmentionable, and too disgusting and well known to require other definition or further details or description.” That comment came in a custody case, in which the court awarded custody to a father who had slapped his children and bugged their phones […]
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Blumenauer’s PAC to Remove Anti-Cannabis Lawmakers
rgbpace / Getty Images Oregon produces some of the finest cannabis in North America, and as evidenced by an article yesterday in Salem’s Statesman Journal, we also produce the finest elected representatives to stand up for our cannabis industry. TheJournal‘s Jonathan Bach reported on Rep. Earl Blumenauer‘s announcement that he has formed the Cannabis Fund, […]
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What’s She Mad About Now?: Another Self-Care List!
Marlowe Dobbe In February, I published some self-care techniques for ladies living under what was then a new Trump administration. Now, it’s been a year since he was elected. A YEAR. If you didn’t vote for Trump, each day of this year has been worse than the one before. His tenure has brought on a […]
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Last Night’s Democratic Wins Could Be Huge for Reproductive Rights
Me, believing in democracy again. Angelo Cavalli / Getty For a brief, beautiful window last night, Twitter was good again, as push notifications brought us news of one Democratic victory after another—Chris Christie and anti-trans bigots are out! Medicaid and Danica Roem are in! And in Washington State, Democrats regained control of their state legislature […]